diff --git a/app-backend/Dockerfile b/app-backend/Dockerfile
index 6169150..8f9c4e5 100644
--- a/app-backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/app-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash user && \
     chown -R user /home/user/
 
 WORKDIR /home/user/
-RUN git clone https://github.com/opea-project/GenAIComps.git
+# temporary pointing to v1.1 GenAIComps for Gateway dependency
+RUN git clone https://github.com/opea-project/GenAIComps.git -b v1.1rc
 
 WORKDIR /home/user/GenAIComps
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip==24.3.1 setuptools==75.3.0 && \
diff --git a/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest-aws-ecr.yaml b/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest-aws-ecr.yaml
index 1e33a3d..d3bc2f5 100644
--- a/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest-aws-ecr.yaml
+++ b/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest-aws-ecr.yaml
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ spec:
       - name: studio-frontend
         securityContext: {}
         image: ${REGISTRY}/studio-frontend:${TAG}
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - name: studio-frontend
           containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest.yaml b/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest.yaml
index 8665bb1..5885f11 100644
--- a/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest.yaml
+++ b/setup-scripts/setup-genai-studio/manifests/studio-manifest.yaml
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ spec:
       - name: studio-frontend
         securityContext: {}
         image: ${REGISTRY}/studio-frontend:${TAG}
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - name: studio-frontend
           containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.aws.ecr.yaml b/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.aws.ecr.yaml
index 309fd58..a795156 100644
--- a/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.aws.ecr.yaml
+++ b/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.aws.ecr.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ spec:
           seccompProfile:
             type: RuntimeDefault
         image: ${REGISTRY:-opea}/app-backend:${TAG:-latest}
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /tmp
           name: tmp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ spec:
         __UI_CONFIG_INFO_ENV_PLACEHOLDER__
         securityContext: {}
         image: ${REGISTRY:-opea}/app-frontend:${TAG:-latest}
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - name: ui
           containerPort: 80
diff --git a/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.yaml b/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.yaml
index fce8c99..931de63 100644
--- a/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.yaml
+++ b/studio-backend/app/templates/app/app.manifest.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
           seccompProfile:
             type: RuntimeDefault
         image: __APP_BACKEND_IMAGE__
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /tmp
           name: tmp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ spec:
         __UI_CONFIG_INFO_ENV_PLACEHOLDER__
         securityContext: {}
         image: __APP_FRONTEND_IMAGE__
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - name: ui
           containerPort: 80